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In My Own Words:
3 all-time favorite artists in music, film, and writing: Igor Stravinsky, Luis Bunuel, Vladimir Nabokov. Most important books ever read: "Propaganda" by Jacques Ellul and "Secrets of the Federal Reserve" by Eustace Mullins Favorite Social-Philosopher: R. Buckminster Fuller All time favorite FICTION: `AFRICAN STORIES' by DORIS MAY LESSING Favorite quote about the fate or 'dilemma' of the pas… Read more
3 all-time favorite artists in music, film, and writing: Igor Stravinsky, Luis Bunuel, Vladimir Nabokov.
Most important books ever read: "Propaganda" by Jacques Ellul and "Secrets of the Federal Reserve" by Eustace Mullins
Favorite Social-Philosopher:
R. Buckminster Fuller
All time favorite FICTION: `AFRICAN STORIES' by DORIS MAY LESSING
Favorite quote about the fate or 'dilemma' of the passionate critic:
'The person who stands up and says, 'This is stupid,' either is asked to 'behave' or, worse, is greeted with a cheerful 'Yes, we know! Isn't it terrific!' ---Frank Zappa
I hate watching TV, all 88 channels of it. The last shows I recorded were a few episodes of 'Seinfeld' some 7 years ago (including the famous 'Backwards Episode' which does better what that recently popular little 'film-puzzle-for-people-with--attention-spans-of-gnats' 'Memento' tries to do, with that time-enough-to-get-tattood-for-no-reason-but-not-to-buy-an-extra-friggin-notepad idiot running around forgetting stuff). Most of the better shows end up on DVD anyway. That's why I'm proud to say: the cables on my TV are never connected, only the DVD and VCR wires.
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Some people seem to think "L'Avventura" is Antonioni's first 'Great' film. No Way! Antonioni was already up there with the all-time greats with his first two Fifties masterpieces "Chronicle of a Love Affair" and "Le Amiche," (Glad to say "Le Amiche" is now available in a very good transfer on IMAGE DVD with removeable subtitles in all its rapid-fire Italian dialogue glory which you can freeze and study at your own pace) although he didn't become quite the Revolutionary of Cinema until about the time of "Il Grido (The Cry)" which hinted at everything that soon crystalized on the magnificent trilogy of "L'Avventura," "La… Read more
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The thing to understand about JADE WARRIOR is that they SOUND LIKE NO ONE ELSE, PERIOD (And they are definitely NOT 'New-Age' music, although in some instances they are close to cerrtain meditative moods familiar to Eno or Vangelis listeners). They used to be a King Crimsonish rock group before but at this mid-period in their career they came up with their own completely non-comformist, semi-minimalist philosophy of all-instrumental progressive rock music and they stuck by it, in the face of record company indifference and poor record sales. But now, twenty-five years later, the band has acquired cult status, and though it is a little too late for reunions (founding member and main… Read more
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That's right! One of the 30 greatest and I've got hundereds of them in my collection! And I'll bet you, you never even heard of it! Yusef Lateef is all over the place on this classic record. He composed 6 of the 9 brilliant compositions himself and rendered timeless versions of the 3 tracks that he covered. I defy any jazz fan to find a more beautiful improvisation than Lateef's oboe flights on "Love Theme from Spartacus." He takes a well-known tune here and refines it about 10 levels higher than anyone else ever could. Or for that matter, I defy anyone to find more beautiful tenor playing on a ballad than on "Blame Me." Lateef also plays that instrument, mind… Read more
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